Summary

• Stardew Valley's latest update includes hidden quests, like summoning the Meowmere sword by throwing the Ancient Doll in lava.
• Uncovering the "Ultimate 1.6 Secret" connects Stardew Valley to Terraria, giving players a powerful new weapon.
• Concerned Ape's 1.6 update for Stardew Valley impresses with new content, storylines, and surprises, keeping the fan base engaged.

The latest content update for Stardew Valley brought with it an abundance of new things for players to discover but the community may have just stumbled upon the patch's best secret yet. It's no secret that the beloved farming RPG by developer Concerned Ape is absolutely awash with strange and wonderful items hidden away behind puzzles and clandestine quests that make them all the more rewarding. The latest find should not only impress even veterans of the game but should help them progress through some of those tougher floors in the Skull Cavern.

Posted to Reddit by Level 100 in Pelican Town's mine.

Doing so will cause some kind of Bone Wyrm to erupt from the pit, dropping a mysterious rock called The Far Away Stone. Taking this item to The Wizard will prompt a portal to a different land to open up, granting players access to the Meowmere sword, a powerful weapon that hits for 20 damage and comes with a +4 to Speed.

Stardew Valley Crosses Over With Another Indie Hit

While the Meowmere quest does seem like a traditional quest in Stardew Valley, it's actually a major reference to the survival game Terraria. In that game, players must toss a unique voodoo doll item into a similar lava pity to summon a horrifying boss known as the Wall of Flesh. The biggest hint that Pelican Town and the world of Terraria are connected across the multiverse is the window that players open which drops the sword: It peers directly into the pixelated landscape, including a view of a tree that represents the game's start icon.

The Meowmere sword isn't even the first time the two games have crossed over with one another. In 2023, Terraria released the "Labor of Love" update which added a host of Stardew Valley items into the game including Joja Cola, Stardrops, Blue Chicken Eggs, and Junimos. Given the scale of the 1.6 update, the community will likely be spending a great deal more time scouring Pelican Town for any additional secrets.

Stardew Valley's 1.6 Update Is Massive

Concerned Ape has spent months hyping up the release of Stardew Valley's 1.6 update, a patch that they promised would include a wealth of additional content to keep the player base happy. The developer did not disappoint as the update has added new farms, plenty of extra story moments and dialogue, hundreds of new furniture options, and even a traveling bookshop that can used to gain additional experience points. The community has shown an overwhelming amount of gratitude for the new content, especially given that Stardew Valley is almost ten years old at this point.

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